Flags

On the radio this morning I heard the disk jockeys talking about the flag of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, my hometown. It recently was voted to be one of the worst city flags in the country in a survey conducted by the North American Vexillological Association. Out of 150 flags, it came in 142nd. Quite frankly, in all of the years that I lived in Cedar Rapids, I don't think I ever recall seeing this flag (shown below), but I have to agree that it is not a good flag. It's just too complicated to draw. Maybe a better flag design would include the city's five seasons logo somehow instead of a drawing of several buildings.



The flag of Des Moines (shown below), on the other hand, placed much better, coming in at number 14. In my opinion it is a much better design.